ˈpəfə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English poffoun, pophyn
1. : any of several seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda (family Alcidae) having a short neck and a deep grooved parti-colored laterally compressed bill, nesting in burrows or crevices, and laying a single white or nearly white egg
2. : shearwater ; especially : manx shearwater
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